# err vs ez

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### err
*verb · IPA /ɜː/ · frequency rank #17,359*
To make a mistake.

### ez
*adjective · frequency rank #21,206*
Abbreviation of easy.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/err-vs-ez